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Allen is controlling the eye (or putting the pressure on it)
Something (you've said Akuma, so that makes sense--the Lvl 4 thing maybe) ran away from the Generals to the outside of the Laboratory.
And Lenalee makes a come-back/return (I think it was revival in that sense)credit to shinraisei for translation

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LITTLE CHIKADEE'S !! OPEN THEM SMALL EYES OF YOURS AS WIDE AS YOU CAN AND TAKE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD LOOK !! BLESSED BE !! ITS THE TWILIGHT ZONE RAMPAGE ! BY JIRAYA, THE ALIEN SAGE NINJA !!

Chaos2Frozen and Tormenk, you're making a point that I forgot in my recent post.

Level 3 Akuma are just the haxx for Exorcists that haven't reached the critical limiter or 100% synch ration with their Innocence.

Spoiler:

Example: Lenalee near-death fight against Eshi ('title' guy) in volume 7, and Allen's deathmatch against the Thread Akuma in volume 8, which earned him the full resurrection of his Innocence.

However, for the Generals, who have achieved over 100% synch ratio with the Innocence, Level 3 Akuma pose as nothing else but a pest of little rats that are easily made mincemeat effortlessly in seconds.

Spoiler:

Example: The Generals' rampage throughout the lab wiping out all that horde of Level 3's like cockroaches, as seen in chapters 140 to 142 of the manga.

Unfortunately, seems like the tide of the battle may or not dramatically change in the next chapter.

We can't be sure for now how much wide the gap in power level from Level 3 to Level 4 has increased, until we see that critter in some butt-kicking action for this week's chapter. But realizing how Level 3's were a hopeless nightmare for non-General Exorcists, then I infer that the Level 4 would be the haxx of despair even for the Generals, in spite that all of them have the critical limiter beyond 100%.

Spoiler:

If this is true, there would be no other choice but to have one or all the Generals to follow Lenalee's near-suicide route she once had with 'title-guy' akuma.

That is forcing their Innocence beyond the limits, then all of them strike Level 4 as one.

But wait there's still more. While I was drafting this post out of the sudden I was struck by a realization.

It's been some time that no mention about the Heart has been made in the current arc.

Spoiler:

My theory is that the holder of the 'Heart' Innocence, depending on how much he or she synchronizes with the heart, would be a perfect match for a Level 4 Akuma.

The Order has acknowledged that the 'Heart' is the mother of all Innocences. If it's taken out, then the rest of the Innocences as well, and then the Earl would have won the war.

I assume that the owner of Heart will eventually become a über-haxx powerhouse once learning how to synchronize with it to reach the 100% critical breaker, if he or she is ever found.

My point is that someone with the 'Heart' Innocence at 100% would be the absolute haxx among Exorcists, meaning that wiping out those so-highly evolved Level 4 Akuma should not become a big deal.

Finally, Chaos2Frozen made me to ponder that the existence of a Level 5 may not be unfathomable but that depends on what Allen observes through his cursed eye whether there's still some soul inside that Level 4 or not.

The Akuma evolution cycle involves the gradual deterioration and dissappearance of the soul inside it, as the akuma further advances into a high evolution level.

The souls in Level One's are skeletal bodies wearing the clothes of their former human selves while they were alive but all have a chain tied around the neck.What I believe the soul loses in this stage is its former human personality, as the Akuma personality has taken over and is developing by killing humans in order to become self-sentient in the next level.

The souls in Level Two's have rotten to become skeleton ghosts wrapped in what looks like a strait jacket made of bandages and chains, placed in fetal position.What is interesting to remark is that in level two all the souls look the same regardless how their respective Akuma vessels are different from each other. This addresses that upon reaching the second level the souls lose now their sense of individuality or identity of the humans that once were when living.

For Example, Eliade did never recall any memories of who she was when she was a living human. Instead, she remembered back to the time from she was resurrected as an Akuma feeling infernal pain to the time she met Krory.

Spoiler:

For Level Three's the corroding of the soul is nearing the point of no return. The soul has lost its form and substance, leaving nothing but a giant, black mass with the form of an eye.What I can assume is that the destruction or the erasing of the soul has reached its climax upon reaching level three due that it's existence has been degraded into a semi-void and monstrous, dark form.

In this level I presume that the next thing the soul loses is the memory, as well as its consciousness starts fading in and out. The soul still has enough sense of self-awareness to be now only conscious that is inside the Akuma body feeling a chaotic pain, thus explains its cries to be loved and to be killed.

The only way I see fit for the existence of a Level 5 to be possible is if there's still a bit or tiny traces of the soul left inside a Level 4.

Spoiler:

My theory is that Level 4 marks the slow and hopeless descent to the dark void for the soul.

I speculate that a Level 4's soul would look like a small torch that is flicking in and out, thus giving the impression that is about to fade out at any moment; struggles by instinct to remain lit.Like the torches from Shakugan no Shana.

Upon reaching Level 4 the soul will have nothing: personality, identity, memories, and consciousness all gone. The only thing left and last to dissappear would be the core of the soul, that is the very light of its existence.

Once an Akuma reaches Level 5 the soul will completely be erased of existence, and thus it will mark that the fifth level is the end of an akuma's evolution cycle.

That sounds like a pretty sound theory Guido, maybe we could add that the soul remnant of a level 4 has been reduced to the state of a new born child, albeit a tortured, lonely child with no sense of self in a dark room with the door locked.

And to make it even more creepy we could presume that the soul remnant is gibbering madly in an incomprehensible voice that screeches for something (we don't know what its screeching for, cause we can't understand it) probably salvation.

Oh and for level 5's, if they have no soul, could the very void of their existence sap/suck out the souls of anyone in close contact with them? That would be quite the monster: Incredibly strong, agile, intelligent, and oh yeah, its also sapping the very essence of who you are as you fight it.

BTW, I am new to this particular section of the forum, so hi all.

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"No sometimes I sleep."
The Dresden Files

I see you all are talking about the later chapters of D.Gray-man ... but I'm just going to wade in with my opinion of the first two volumes: they were good, hard to follow and I hope it gets better (I've got vols. 3 and 4 waiting on my shelf to be read); so, does it get better as it progresses?

I see you all are talking about the later chapters of D.Gray-man ... but I'm just going to wade in with my opinion of the first two volumes: they were good, hard to follow and I hope it gets better (I've got vols. 3 and 4 waiting on my shelf to be read); so, does it get better as it progresses?

In terms of story, the plot does get thicker after/during... Volume 3?

But generally, the atmosphere remains the same. It would be dark, there would be humor, and some parts can be gory, but I find it very different from the super-popular shounen series as of late.

Long story short; yes, in my opinion, it would get better as the story continues.

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"The blood makes us human... Makes us more than human... Makes us human no more..."

Chaos2Frozen and Tormenk, you're making a point that I forgot in my recent post.

Level 3 Akuma are just the haxx for Exorcists that haven't reached the critical limiter or 100% synch ration with their Innocence.

Spoiler:

Example: Lenalee near-death fight against Eshi ('title' guy) in volume 7, and Allen's deathmatch against the Thread Akuma in volume 8, which earned him the full resurrection of his Innocence.

We can't be sure for now how much wide the gap in power level from Level 3 to Level 4 has increased, until we see that critter in some butt-kicking action for this week's chapter. But realizing how Level 3's were a hopeless nightmare for non-General Exorcists, then I infer that the Level 4 would be the haxx of despair even for the Generals, in spite that all of them have the critical limiter beyond 100%.

Spoiler:

If this is true, there would be no other choice but to have one or all the Generals to follow Lenalee's near-suicide route she once had with 'title-guy' akuma.

That is forcing their Innocence beyond the limits, then all of them strike Level 4 as one.

But wait there's still more. While I was drafting this post out of the sudden I was struck by a realization.

It's been some time that no mention about the Heart has been made in the current arc.

Spoiler:

My theory is that the holder of the 'Heart' Innocence, depending on how much he or she synchronizes with the heart, would be a perfect match for a Level 4 Akuma.

The Order has acknowledged that the 'Heart' is the mother of all Innocences. If it's taken out, then the rest of the Innocences as well, and then the Earl would have won the war.

I assume that the owner of Heart will eventually become a über-haxx powerhouse once learning how to synchronize with it to reach the 100% critical breaker, if he or she is ever found.

My point is that someone with the 'Heart' Innocence at 100% would be the absolute haxx among Exorcists, meaning that wiping out those so-highly evolved Level 4 Akuma should not become a big deal.

Finally, Chaos2Frozen made me to ponder that the existence of a Level 5 may not be unfathomable but that depends on what Allen observes through his cursed eye whether there's still some soul inside that Level 4 or not.

The Akuma evolution cycle involves the gradual deterioration and dissappearance of the soul inside it, as the akuma further advances into a high evolution level.

The souls in Level One's are skeletal bodies wearing the clothes of their former human selves while they were alive but all have a chain tied around the neck.What I believe the soul loses in this stage is its former human personality, as the Akuma personality has taken over and is developing by killing humans in order to become self-sentient in the next level.

The souls in Level Two's have rotten to become skeleton ghosts wrapped in what looks like a strait jacket made of bandages and chains, placed in fetal position.What is interesting to remark is that in level two all the souls look the same regardless how their respective Akuma vessels are different from each other. This addresses that upon reaching the second level the souls lose now their sense of individuality or identity of the humans that once were when living.

For Example, Eliade did never recall any memories of who she was when she was a living human. Instead, she remembered back to the time from she was resurrected as an Akuma feeling infernal pain to the time she met Krory.

Spoiler:

For Level Three's the corroding of the soul is nearing the point of no return. The soul has lost its form and substance, leaving nothing but a giant, black mass with the form of an eye.What I can assume is that the destruction or the erasing of the soul has reached its climax upon reaching level three due that it's existence has been degraded into a semi-void and monstrous, dark form.

In this level I presume that the next thing the soul loses is the memory, as well as its consciousness starts fading in and out. The soul still has enough sense of self-awareness to be now only conscious that is inside the Akuma body feeling a chaotic pain, thus explains its cries to be loved and to be killed.

The only way I see fit for the existence of a Level 5 to be possible is if there's still a bit or tiny traces of the soul left inside a Level 4.

Spoiler:

My theory is that Level 4 marks the slow and hopeless descent to the dark void for the soul.

I speculate that a Level 4's soul would look like a small torch that is flicking in and out, thus giving the impression that is about to fade out at any moment; struggles by instinct to remain lit.Like the torches from Shakugan no Shana.

Upon reaching Level 4 the soul will have nothing: personality, identity, memories, and consciousness all gone. The only thing left and last to dissappear would be the core of the soul, that is the very light of its existence.

Once an Akuma reaches Level 5 the soul will completely be erased of existence, and thus it will mark that the fifth level is the end of an akuma's evolution cycle.

Spoiler for MILD Manga RAW synopsis:

The gap in power from a level three to a level 4 seems to be rather large, after all, the level 4 REALLY gave Allen a run for his money, despite the fact that the crown clown can tear apart a level 3 with a single talon.

It did flee from the Generals, indicating that either:

1. It cannot fight all the generals at one go, giving a rough indication of it's power.
2. It has not fully realized its power yet, being 'newly born' and all.

As to the heart, yeah, I share the same sentiment, level 3's seem to be the deciding factor for exorcists to push their innocence over the 100%~ synchro mark.

Plainly, it could be that:

1. Level 4's would require even a general to go all-out, perhaps near-death or even taking the Akuma down with him as he dies.

2. It would require whichever exorcist who possesses the Heart of all innocence, to break the 100%~ synchro limiter, like Guido says, and become the uber-pwnage machine to own even lvl. 4's.

And to address the issue of level 5's, those would be some really freaky scary hax-machines of doom, it would probably take every single general, working together as one, at his/her maximum potential, to pose a threat to it, given that the massive jumps in power from level to level are currently rather gigantic.

Spoiler:

Given that the souls in a level 3 Akuma appear as a black, unrecognizable mess with a single eye, from a level 2's still roughly humanoid form, and that level 3's draw their power from the "dark matter" within their bodies, I would say the degradation of the soul is the indicator to the power level jump from....say, a level 3 to four, and the soul is in fact, this "Dark Matter"

However, I have a alternate theory with regards to the form of a level 4's soul, after descending to the black void that is the soul of a level 3, a level 4's soul would begin to take on a twisted, perverted, completely remade version of the human soul, perhaps a black, faceless, humanoid being (I actually got that off Gurren Lagann XD) WITH a small, white flame burning on it's forehead, signaling all but the most basic traces of humanity are purged from it, memories, emotions, everything, except the very core of the soul.

A level Five then, would be a utterly black, seething, humanoid mass of dark matter, no flame, no nothing, no humanity left, perhaps marked with a glowing purple pentagram on it's forehead, signaling that it is truly the penultimate version of the Akuma, with a soul that is the complete antithesis of everything the pure, human soul is, completely converted to dark matter, with a perverse humanoid shape, all remnants of the soul erased, completely handed over to the will of the Earl of Millenium.

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Originally Posted by CitizenGeek

I see you all are talking about the later chapters of D.Gray-man ... but I'm just going to wade in with my opinion of the first two volumes: they were good, hard to follow and I hope it gets better (I've got vols. 3 and 4 waiting on my shelf to be read); so, does it get better as it progresses?

Volumes 3 and 4 were pretty awesome in my opinion, the plot deepens in both volumes as pivotal points in certain characters' lives are introduced, and yeah, essentially, it gets way better.

-Allen's left eye projects a dark soul within the Level 4.
-- The state of the soul within is... terrible
Johnny is stretching his hand towards Allen.
Johnny: Sorry... sorry... Allen... help...
Allen transforms his left hand into a sword.
Allen: OOOOOO (battlecry)
Allen attacks the Level 4.
Bookman and Mari look at the Level 4
Level 4: That's it, I forgot this is Black Order headquarters, isn't it
Allen crashes into the wall, breaking his invocation and collapses.
Level 4: I'll kill everyone
As the Level 4 states this the chapter ends

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LITTLE CHIKADEE'S !! OPEN THEM SMALL EYES OF YOURS AS WIDE AS YOU CAN AND TAKE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD LOOK !! BLESSED BE !! ITS THE TWILIGHT ZONE RAMPAGE ! BY JIRAYA, THE ALIEN SAGE NINJA !!

The gap in power from a level three to a level 4 seems to be rather large, after all, the level 4 REALLY gave Allen a run for his money, despite the fact that the crown clown can tear apart a level 3 with a single talon.

It did flee from the Generals, indicating that either:

1. It cannot fight all the generals at one go, giving a rough indication of it's power.
2. It has not fully realized its power yet, being 'newly born' and all.

As to the heart, yeah, I share the same sentiment, level 3's seem to be the deciding factor for exorcists to push their innocence over the 100%~ synchro mark.

Plainly, it could be that:

1. Level 4's would require even a general to go all-out, perhaps near-death or even taking the Akuma down with him as he dies.

2. It would require whichever exorcist who possesses the Heart of all innocence, to break the 100%~ synchro limiter, like Guido says, and become the uber-pwnage machine to own even lvl. 4's.

That great a power boost? Frankly if level 4(s) can match Generals evenly, that's already quite a threat.

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And to address the issue of level 5's, those would be some really freaky scary hax-machines of doom, it would probably take every single general, working together as one, at his/her maximum potential, to pose a threat to it, given that the massive jumps in power from level to level are currently rather gigantic.

Spoiler:

Given that the souls in a level 3 Akuma appear as a black, unrecognizable mess with a single eye, from a level 2's still roughly humanoid form, and that level 3's draw their power from the "dark matter" within their bodies, I would say the degradation of the soul is the indicator to the power level jump from....say, a level 3 to four, and the soul is in fact, this "Dark Matter"

However, I have a alternate theory with regards to the form of a level 4's soul, after descending to the black void that is the soul of a level 3, a level 4's soul would begin to take on a twisted, perverted, completely remade version of the human soul, perhaps a black, faceless, humanoid being (I actually got that off Gurren Lagann XD) WITH a small, white flame burning on it's forehead, signaling all but the most basic traces of humanity are purged from it, memories, emotions, everything, except the very core of the soul.

A level Five then, would be a utterly black, seething, humanoid mass of dark matter, no flame, no nothing, no humanity left, perhaps marked with a glowing purple pentagram on it's forehead, signaling that it is truly the penultimate version of the Akuma, with a soul that is the complete antithesis of everything the pure, human soul is, completely converted to dark matter, with a perverse humanoid shape, all remnants of the soul erased, completely handed over to the will of the Earl of Millenium.

I had a idea after reading this. Besides having millions of puppets under his control to wide the world clean of humans, what other possible reason could the Earl have for using Akumas? It might be for that reason that he's looking for his "Champion" the ultimate Akuma, so to speak to stand against any threats later on. The possible level 5, if not the level 4 might just be that.

I had a idea after reading this. Besides having millions of puppets under his control to wide the world clean of humans, what other possible reason could the Earl have for using Akumas? It might be for that reason that he's looking for his "Champion" the ultimate Akuma, so to speak to stand against any threats later on. The possible level 5, if not the level 4 might just be that.

Hey, I had that same thought as well !

To have the Akumas destroy the weak humans, then fight amongs each other, becoming stronger and stronger until only one left to become this 'perfect' being.

(I got this idea from Animorph )

That said though, this Ultimate Champion Akuma probably isn't the Lv 4. Because apparently, Japan is a nest of Akumas above Lv 3.

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"The blood makes us human... Makes us more than human... Makes us human no more..."

That great a power boost? Frankly if level 4(s) can match Generals evenly, that's already quite a threat.

Yeah, I think after reading that, I'm being a LITTLE too generous, but it does appear that the increase in power for Akumas that level up is exponential indeed.

After all, Lenalee could take down Lv 2's with relative ease, but when it came to Eshi, she had to go ALL out.

Perhaps the Lv.4's will be a difficult challenge for any General to overcome, perhaps not requiring him/her to go all out, perhaps just enough of a threat for the General to take REALLY seriously, requiring him/her to think tactically and fight VERY carefully against such an opponent to pull off a decisive win.

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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

To have the Akumas destroy the weak humans, then fight amongs each other, becoming stronger and stronger until only one left to become this 'perfect' being.

(I got this idea from Animorph )

That said though, this Ultimate Champion Akuma probably isn't the Lv 4. Because apparently, Japan is a nest of Akumas above Lv 3.

Indeed, that poses a serious worry to me, if Japan is a nest of Akumas higher than LV. 3.......

Anyway, with regards to the "Perfect Akuma" that theory seems VERY promising, and at the same time very, very creepy XD.

Perhaps the Earl will magically merge the twisted, perverted souls in only the mightiest Akuma, catalyse it's growth, and breed the ultimate mockery of the human soul, a truly dark mirror-image of human life and perverse sham of existence, wherein the 'soul, if it could be called even that, is a living, breathing, entity of Dark Matter, whose sole will is to destroy and enslave, leashed only by the Earl of Millennium.

After all, it wouldn't make sense for the Earl to kill off his entire demon army for ONE perfect Akuma, for as the saying goes, even if he does breed the mightiest Akuma in existence, two heads ARE better than one, and the Earl would be a lot safer from ANY threat with a gigantic demon army at his beck and call AND the penultimate Akuma at his side.

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Originally Posted by King of Lycans

I thing generals can crush lvl 4's because look how bad Cross beat Tyki and we all know allen cant beat tyki and if lvl 4's are so powerful they why didnt he just make more lvl 4's

Yeah, that made me think too, the only reason I can think of is this:

Spoiler for Manga:

The Tyki Mikk that Cross Marian beat was affected by the Sword of Exorcism, which basically unleashed all of Tyki's Noah powers, evil demon tentacles and all, and made Tyki lose his sanity, he appeared to be completely bloodlusted in the fight against Cross, and we all know a mindless opponent is much easier to defeat than one who thinks two steps ahead. That and Allen had JUST acquired the Sword of Exorcism and Crowned Clown, in the sense that he had not had much time to spend getting used to the Sword or Crown Clown, whereas Cross, and all the other Generals have presumably had more time to get used to and perhaps synchronize even further with their Innocence, (albeit presumably by a little only as Generals already have 100%~ synchronized Innocence).

Oh and Cross had 2 Innocence pieces to use to fight against Tyki, overkill much....

As to making MORE Lv. 4's, we already know the Earl has Akuma more powerful than Lv 3. at his beck and call, can't say for sure if they are Lv 4 though.

Someone else beated me to update information on this chapter regarding level 4's at wiki. But since I invested so much time coming up with it, I will kindly post it in the Animesuki thread.

Spoiler for Chapter 146 manga scans:

The existence of Level 4 Akuma brings absolute despair, since the soul inside has been totally transformed into a mockery of a human soul but made of dark matter.

Although it hasn't been revealed yet how the state of the soul really looks like inside a Level 4 Akuma, in the most recent manga chapter Allen took a quick glimpse into the inside of the newly-evolved Akuma with his cursed-eye revealing the bottom part of a seemingly shapeless shadow emanating from and hovering on top of the Akuma. The shadow likely is the trapped soul which has already been converted upon the recent changes brought by the last evolution process. Seems that the soul upon reaching this level has been reduced into a grotesque form so hideous, that Allen vomitted upon the sight of it since only he and nobody else could see it. Moreover, in this level the soul is totally lost thus cannot longer be saved or purified, as Allen is seen mourning and apologizing for it in deep sorrow.

This Level 4 Akuma is easily able to dodge Allens' attacks at point-blank range with great skill & little effort and remained unfazed without any damage upon taking direct hits from both of Allen's Crown Clown and Sword of Exorcism.

Furthermore, a Level 4 Akuma's main form of attack involves shooting a fireball made of dark energy from the tip of its fingers at its opponent when caught off guard. Seemingly, this dark ball reverses the transformation of an Exorcist's Innocence from its anti-akuma weapon form back into its sealed form.

Fynal_Fyre's theory about how the soul inside an Akuma looks like is the closest one to the truth once 146 chapter was released.
Actually, it was his/her theory about the appearance of a Lv. 5's soul which was the closest one, since the Level 4 Akuma's soul was revealed by Allen in the current manga chapter.

Spoiler:

According to Allen, what he saw was a soul made entirely of 'darkness' and that's why he cried.

Spoiler:

Now, we have to start worrying and pissing our pants here, because it only took that Level 4 just one flick of its fingers to slam Allen against the wall with no real effort, and he quickly lost his Innocence's transformation.

To have the Akumas destroy the weak humans, then fight amongs each other, becoming stronger and stronger until only one left to become this 'perfect' being.

(I got this idea from Animorph )

That said though, this Ultimate Champion Akuma probably isn't the Lv 4. Because apparently, Japan is a nest of Akumas above Lv 3.

Heh. I had a feeling you might think so too.

Animorphs? Don't recall the Yeerks ever being like this.

And combining the theories again, the ultimate Akuma evolves to a..

Noah.

Well jokes aside here's the half-baked theory. Why would a Earl seek such a being to match or even overtake a Noah since he's like got a dozen of them?

The incident with the 14th(or was it 13th?) Noah comes to mind. Even not counting that incident, the Noah have their own wills which does mean they are capable of betrayal as shown by the 14th. By creating a killing puppet under his absolute command, the Earl has a safeguard of sorts against such events.

Although it's a big IF there is a level 5 or 'Champion', and after that a bigger IF it can match a Noah.

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Originally Posted by Fynal_Fyre

Perhaps the Lv.4's will be a difficult challenge for any General to overcome, perhaps not requiring him/her to go all out, perhaps just enough of a threat for the General to take REALLY seriously, requiring him/her to think tactically and fight VERY carefully against such an opponent to pull off a decisive win.

Yes indeed.

That does recall that the Generals are quite varied in their strong points even though they are supposed to be around the same level, so each individual might fare differently against level 4, if ever. Case in point, when attempting to destroy the egg, Cross remarked that "Only I, Sokaros and Cloud is able to take that thing out in one hit", missing out old Froi. Also in that pwnage by the Generals, Froi did take somewhat of a backspot iirc.

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As to making MORE Lv. 4's, we already know the Earl has Akuma more powerful than Lv 3. at his beck and call, can't say for sure if they are Lv 4 though.

That particular remark by the characters is really suspect since they could be refering to the giant akumas or the level 4s or either.

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Originally Posted by Guido

Someone else beated me to update information on this chapter regarding level 4's at wiki. But since I invested so much time coming up with it, I will kindly post it in the Animesuki thread.

Spoiler for Chapter 146 manga scans:

The existence of Level 4 Akuma brings absolute despair, since the soul inside has been totally transformed into a mockery of a human soul but made of dark matter.

Although it hasn't been revealed yet how the state of the soul really looks like inside a Level 4 Akuma, in the most recent manga chapter Allen took a quick glimpse into the inside of the newly-evolved Akuma with his cursed-eye revealing the bottom part of a seemingly shapeless shadow emanating from and hovering on top of the Akuma. The shadow likely is the trapped soul which has already been converted upon the recent changes brought by the last evolution process. Seems that the soul upon reaching this level has been reduced into a grotesque form so hideous, that Allen vomitted upon the sight of it since only he and nobody else could see it. Moreover, in this level the soul is totally lost thus cannot longer be saved or purified, as Allen is seen mourning and apologizing for it in deep sorrow.

This Level 4 Akuma is easily able to dodge Allens' attacks at point-blank range with great skill & little effort and remained unfazed without any damage upon taking direct hits from both of Allen's Crown Clown and Sword of Exorcism.

Furthermore, a Level 4 Akuma's main form of attack involves shooting a fireball made of dark energy from the tip of its fingers at its opponent when caught off guard. Seemingly, this dark ball reverses the transformation of an Exorcist's Innocence from its anti-akuma weapon form back into its sealed form.

Fynal_Fyre's theory about how the soul inside an Akuma looks like is the closest one to the truth once 146 chapter was released.
Actually, it was his/her theory about the appearance of a Lv. 5's soul which was the closest one, since the Level 4 Akuma's soul was revealed by Allen in the current manga chapter.

Spoiler:

According to Allen, what he saw was a soul made entirely of 'darkness' and that's why he cried.

Spoiler:

Now, we have to start worrying and pissing our pants here, because it only took that Level 4 just one flick of its fingers to slam Allen against the wall with no real effort, and he quickly lost his Innocence's transformation.

Hmm... where is the stuff saying he cannot longer save him coming from? He's just saying that the degradation is too cruel, way too cruel, and that it is something that he can no longer see. (in the sense he cannot bring himself to see it) Next page we have Jonny continuously apologizing and asking Allen to save them.

Also, interesting to note would be that upon being born it would seem that the Akuma was a little oblivious as to who he was and what was he supposed to be doing, given that he even asks Allen if he is crying and upon Jonny's request "please, save everyone", he even goes as far as saying "who's everyone?.

That does recall that the Generals are quite varied in their strong points even though they are supposed to be around the same level, so each individual might fare differently against level 4, if ever. Case in point, when attempting to destroy the egg, Cross remarked that "Only I, Sokaros and Cloud is able to take that thing out in one hit", missing out old Froi. Also in that pwnage by the Generals, Froi did take somewhat of a backspot iirc.

Spoiler for The Generals' Innocence:

In all Fairness, from what I've seen, in comparison to Sokaro's Madness, Klaud Nine's Lau Jimin, and Cross's Judgement, Froi Tiedoll's own Innocence, the Maker of Eden, appears to be very defensive in nature, the art and effigy of eden techniques, especially look as if they were meant to hold off Akuma, whilst the other Generals and their innocence, are all rather offensive in nature, like Sokaro's Cremation Dance, and Cross's Judgement's Arrow of Original Sin.

Hmm... where is the stuff saying he cannot longer save him coming from? He's just saying that the degradation is too cruel, way too cruel, and that it is something that he can no longer see. (in the sense he cannot bring himself to see it) Next page we have Jonny continuously apologizing and asking Allen to save them.

Also, interesting to note would be that upon being born it would seem that the Akuma was a little oblivious as to who he was and what was he supposed to be doing, given that he even asks Allen if he is crying and upon Jonny's request "please, save everyone", he even goes as far as saying "who's everyone?.

One more danger flag raised then. So far just about all the Akumas are deliberate about killing to be enjoying it but the level 4 seems to be slightly..innocent.
Given the situation, this state of mind is very dangerous for his opponents. Innocent curiosity can be more scary and damaging than intentional cruelty sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Fynal_Fyre

Spoiler for The Generals' Innocence:

In all Fairness, from what I've seen, in comparison to Sokaro's Madness, Klaud Nine's Lau Jimin, and Cross's Judgement, Froi Tiedoll's own Innocence, the Maker of Eden, appears to be very defensive in nature, the art and effigy of eden techniques, especially look as if they were meant to hold off Akuma, whilst the other Generals and their innocence, are all rather offensive in nature, like Sokaro's Cremation Dance, and Cross's Judgement's Arrow of Original Sin.

That was the impression I got as well from that few chapters. Froi's Eden does seem to be more on the defensive side when compared to other Generals.

After all, it wouldn't make sense for the Earl to kill off his entire demon army for ONE perfect Akuma, for as the saying goes, even if he does breed the mightiest Akuma in existence, two heads ARE better than one, and the Earl would be a lot safer from ANY threat with a gigantic demon army at his beck and call AND the penultimate Akuma at his side.

Rather than kill off, his Akumas just merge with each other... I think.

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Originally Posted by Tormenk

Heh. I had a feeling you might think so too.

Animorphs? Don't recall the Yeerks ever being like this.

And combining the theories again, the ultimate Akuma evolves to a..

Not them.

Crayak and it's Howlers.

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